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"We've got to make some adjustments against them," Uggla said. "They've really put it to us these last four games."
Atlanta's only other serious threat against Gee came in the sixth. Uggla led off with a single, and an apparent double play grounder by Jason Heyward was waved off because the hitter's bat nicked the glove of catcher Josh Thole.
Atlanta couldn't take advantage of the error as Gee fought back from a 3-1 hole to strike out Eric Hinske, got Wilson on a slow roller that moved the runners to second and third, then fanned pinch-hitter Juan Francisco to end the threat.
Hanson went seven innings, allowing just five hits. But his throwing error on an attempted pickoff at first base led to an unearned run in the third, erasing Atlanta's early 1-0 lead. Then, in the seventh, Hanson skipped a pitch in the dirt for a wild pitch, allowing Thole to race home from third with an insurance run.
Bay capped the scoring with a leadoff homer off Livan Hernandez in the ninth.
NOTES: Wright, who went 1 for 3 with a walk, became the first player in Mets history to reach base at least twice in his first seven games of the season. ... Atlanta's starters have lasted at least seven innings in three straight games. ... Wilson was denied his first homer since 2009 by Bay's stellar grab. ... Michael Bourn picked up a stolen base the easy way in the eighth. With the speedster at second base, New York shifted its defense to put three infielders on the right side of the bag for left-handed hitter Brian McCann. Bourn noticed no one near third base, so he just sprinted over with Jon Rauch standing on the mound with the ball. ... The Braves announced Monday that John Smoltz's number (29) will be retired during a June ceremony. He'll also be inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame. Smoltz retired as the only pitcher with 200 wins and 150 saves.
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